Immunology of Silicone Breast Implants

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 237-246

  Kossovsky, Nir ^a   Freiman, Charles J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Biomaterials Bioreactivity Characterization Laboratory ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; IMMUNOLOGY; SILICONES;

SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; SILASTIC; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REVIEW;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; GELS; HUMAN; MAMMAPLASTY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SILICONES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028182465     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: 15308022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088532829400800304     Document Type: Article

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